Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1053 nits
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz510 Hz
Response time1 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.78 mm (6.41 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.44 mm (2.97 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.59 mm (0.34 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
87.4 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 640
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1735
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
4319
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17352256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43195416
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
1304206
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
CPU340471309276
GPU483139430651
Memory238210274739
UX242386308033
NanoReview Score13042061322699
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
8154
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C39.4 °C
Stability66 %79 %
Graphics Test48 fps56 fps
Graphics Score81549486

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 35.3 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 3095 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
21:31
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Web Browsing08:37 h09:39 h
Video Playback12:59 h15:16 h
Games05:29 h05:20 h
Standby Mode103 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX703
Sensor size1/21/1.66
Pixel size0.7 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX772
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a119

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9SP04 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro
89.4 dB
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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